POETRY CORNER
– 04/19/17
Hosted by Kathabela Wilson
Celebrating the Earth brings us together in Pasadena, as we look and listen at the beauty around us and strive to make this a better place for us all. We gather the best talents in poetry, art, music environmental action to heighten our efforts and spirits on this day and every day. We especially welcome Michael Czarnecki, poet, publisher and environmentalist from Wheeler Hill NY. He sees himself as an “encourager”. He loves birds, I am sure he will fall in love with our Pasadena parrots, and I plan to cook for him!
~ Kathabela
Bird (Photo – Michael Czarnecki).
Michael Czarnecki
almost everywhere I go
white-winged doves
constantly call
“who-cooks-for-you”
not as deep as barred owl
but just as clear
another western bird
I’ve come to know
Michael Czarnecki a poet and oral memoirist from the Upper Susquehanna Watershed of New York State is currently on his Spring Poetry Tour. At our eARThFest in Pasadena he will share stories and poems about his experiences with birds. Wherever we live, birds are a presence in our lives. For over five decades Michael has been learning about and observing the birds around him. His publishing company, FootHills Publishing, just recently released “Birdsong”, an anthology of poems about birds by poets from around the country. His poem above is ”Daily Spontaneous Poem #875, 4/16/2017″. He posts a poem a day on Facebook, from wherever he is.
Mojave Desert (Photo – Michael Czarnecki).
Michael’s workshop “Palm of the Hand Memoir” will also be featured at the eARThfest, Throop Hall 4 PM to 7 pm Saturday, April 22. Michael has been traveling across the country and arrived in Pasadena April 18, 2017. His poem next poem, written while crossing the desert, echoes the beauty of Minh D. Thai (Joshua Tree #6) which will be shown as part of the Art Opening Show at the eARTh Fest in Throop Hall on April 22.
Mohave Desert campsite
after supper walk
so many amazing flowers
names unknown to me
yellow, purple, blue, orange
numerous cacti
barrel, cholla, prickly pear
all so different from
what I’m used to back home
then, as dark descended
soft distant hoot
of Great Horned Owl
brought some welcome
familiarity(Michael Czarnecki, Daily Spontaneous Poem #876 4/17)
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Sycamore Fire Stump, a painting By Robert Stewart.
Jean Sudbury
what do I hear in this painting?
the trunk is strong and weathered
the flowers are vibrant redthe branch is perfectly shaped
in the meadow of lively green
I hear the sound of a triangle
Jean Sudbury is a poet-musician who will be performing with Rick Wilson at the eARTh fest April 22. Her vibrant mix of sight and sound in this surprising poem reveals the dynamic mix of feelings and revelations that come from looking and listing at the festival here in Pasadena, in Robert Stewart’s ttps://coloradoboulevard.net/artist-robert-stewart-revisited/ art and in all of life. Jean’s poem is a “cherita” a short story form in three parts, in six lines.
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Joshua Tree #6 (Photo – Minh D. Thai).
Roary Williams
how your entry
into my life was so
unexpected on that
bright Summer day
cactus flower
Roary Williams was inspired by Minh D. Thai’s cactus flower (Joshua Tree #6) to recall the surprising appearance of his lifelong friend. It is amazing how often a fine art work can generate personal memory so strongly in response. Roary says: “Mark and I met on a summer day. I was not expecting to find my partner on that bright warm day. We had no place to be alone but outside, and I remember the sound of the birds, the warmth of the sun on my skin where we parked on that private canal road. I will always remember that. We met in Albuquerque, where he lived, but that day happened near my home in Meadowlake, near the river, Rio Grande, New Mexico.”
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> Photography art of Robert Stewart and Minh D. Thai will be featured at Pasadena eARTh festival 2017, Throop Hall Pasadena, April 22, 4 to 7 pm.
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with thanks, dear Poets-All, for this refreshing selection!